Public Works & Safety
The Committee on Public Works & Safety shall be concerned with all the activities in the police department, fire department, the harbor commission and harbormaster, the animal control officer, the parking clerk, and public parking and traffic needs and regulations. The committee reviews matters and activities related to the Department of Public Services, including the Water and Sewer Division and its Commission; and the Highway Division including the engineering department and will include such tasks as but not limited to: street acceptance, layout, construction, repair and maintenance; relocation and discontinuance of public ways; sidewalk placement, repairs and street tree placement, street lighting; snow and ice removal plans, municipal lighting, street sweeping, and city cemeteries; water and sewer services including replacement and construction within or under the public way; storm drains; and requests from public utilities for easements and poles.
Currently In Committee:
- APPT00484 Thomas Baillie 35 Marlboro St. Newburyport Water/Sewer Comm. Alternate 4/30/2026
- APPT00485 Wilfred "Paul" Suozzo, Jr. Water/Sewer Comm. 2/1/2025
- APPT00486 Police Marshal Screening Committee (COTW)
- COMM00527 Letter from Philip Cootey
- COMM00533 Middle Street Plummer Spring Bridge - Proposed next steps
- COMM00538 Plummer Spring Bridge Memo
- COMM00544 Email from Laurie O'Donnell Flooding 29 Marquand Ln
- ODNC00168 HP Spaces
- ODNC00169 Amend Municipal Fees Street Permits
- ODNC00170 Amend Municipal Parking Facilities
- ORDR00449 Approving Shared Streets Grant, High Street Traffic Calming
- ORDR00559 Police Marshal Committee Order (COTW)
Board Members
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jennie L. Donahue | Committee Member |
| James J. McCauley | Chair |
| Heath Granas | Committee Member |